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The Tahitian (1959)

Directed by James Knott

Drama · 1h 19m

A group of scientists are trying to stop a filaria epidemic spreading through a Tahitian population. They meet resistance in using western medicine to combat the disease from the medicine man and chief until the chief's son is infested with the parasitic worm which causes the disease.

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Cast

A
Ana Herself
V
Vahio Himself
T
Taia Tepava Medicine Man
T
Tehapaitua Salmon Chief Morro
G
George Thooris Dr. De Motte
H
Henry K. Beye Dr. Stuart
B
Ben Bambridge Ben
W
William A. Robinson Robinson
T
Tetoa Mauu Tetoa
D
Denise Pottier Singer
M
Miri Rei Narrator

Crew

Director
James Knott
Writer
Lotus Long, Annabel Ross
Editor
Otto Meyer
Producer
James Knott, Cornelius Crane, Lotus Long

Details

Release date
1959-10-01
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
French Polynesia, United States of America
Production
Crane-Knott-Long